FEDERAL ACTION
USDOT Forms Climate and Transportation Research Group -AASHTO Journal
EPA takes step toward regulating lead in fuel for small planes -The Hill
States pitch mileage tax to bridge gap in federal highway funding -Route Fifty
Longer Commutes, Shorter Lives: The Costs of Not Investing in America -New York Times Magazine
I-95 is going to become an electric truck charging corridor –Electrek
NEPA
Wyoming officials slam proposed changes to NEPA -Sundance Times
INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Trucking Stakeholders Tackle EV Challenges -Transport Topics
Current Climate: Federal Government Projects A Surge In Renewable Energy In The Coming Decade –Forbes
MTI report outlines economic and environmental benefits of high-speed rail in U.S. -Mass Transit
What are those glass balls in the road? INDOT experts shed light on reflective technology -WTHR-TV
Can California continue to fight the ocean? A new book argues for new approaches -Lookout Santa Cruz
Metrolink utilizes first-in-nation earthquake safety technology to conduct on-board drill for Great California ShakeOut -Metrolink (media release)
AIR QUALITY
Revealed: how a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of Americans -The Guardian
New California rules to reduce vessel emissions at ports get federal OK -Long Beach Post
California Trucking Association Sues to Block CARB Rule –Transport Topics
Airlines say they’ve found a route to climate-friendly flying –Vox
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/EQUITY
Making transportation more accessible around Lake Tahoe -Tahoe Daily Tribune
Reducing Negative Health Impacts from Transportation on Communities of Color -Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (media release)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Historic low water levels on Mississippi River stymie commercial barge traffic in Arkansas -Talk Business & Politics
EPA selects six communities to improve stormwater management and advance environmental justice -EPA Region 1 (media release)
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Utah governor says future Olympics could bring transportation improvements, trains -KPCW Radio
New York Subway Stations, Through the Eyes of an Architect –CityLab
HEALTH AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT/ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
Look at highway work zones from my perspective -PhillyVoice (contributed content
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New Bicycle Path Improvements Change the Face of Downtown Santa Barbara -Santa Barbara Independent
Brownsville, Texas makes mobility plan public -Brownsville Herald
Houston Bike-Share Is Struggling. Public Transit Is Stepping In. –Governing
TRB RESOURCES/RESEARCH/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Clearing the Skies with Research on Electric Vehicles –TRB
TRB Webinar: Demonstrated Performance of Buried Bridges –TRB
Nighttime Visibility for Safety -FHWA Center of Accelerating Innovation
Series Finale: Commemorating the Second Anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) -USDOT Volpe Center (link to webinar registration)
Co-Cities: Innovative Transitions toward Just and Self-Sustaining Communities -Carnegie Mellon University (webinar)
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of Public Meeting -Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation (Notice)
Science Advisory Board Environmental Justice Science and Analysis Review Panel; Nominations Request -EPA (Notice)
California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean- Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision -EPA (Notice of decision)
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Advisory Council -Forest Service, Agriculture (Notice of meeting)
National Maritime Security Advisory Committee; December 2023 Virtual Meeting -U.S. Coast Guard (Notice of Federal advisory committee virtual meeting)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore; Bicycling -National Park Service (Proposed rule)